, 1887-10-04
GREETED WITH CHEERS
After a Quiet Time Spent on
Sunday,
Citizens of st. Louis Monopolize
the President.
The Ladies Pay Homage to
Mrs. Cleveland.
The President In ST. Louis.

ing the president has been the guest of
Mayor Francis, but to-day and Tomorrow
he belongs to the people. Fairer weather
could not be asked. Everywhere along
the line OF the presidents ride the side.
walks were crowded to their utmost capac
ity. The presidents carriage, drawn by
four richly caparisoned high stepping
black horses and followed by five other
carriages, provided for his travelling com
panions and local committee in charge,
reached the Francis mansion a few min
utes before 10 o'clock. At lO:l5 the
president and Mrs. Cleveland appeared at
the door and were applauded by a crowd
Of ladies and children that had gathered
there.
No mishap or incident occurred to mar
the pleasant morning drive and at lO:45
the party arrived at the gate of the fair
grounds. The drive to the fair grounds
was made at a trot. 1t was childrens'
day. The youngsters were outiu great force
They, with their mothers, nurses and
friends, packed the seats of the amp
theatre and surrounding promenade to
the number of several thousand. The
visitors did not aligh:. After driving
round the amphtheatre hall a halt was
made and Mrs. Cleveland was presented
by the lady superiendcnt of the kinder.
garten schools with a handsome basket of
flowers. The children, led by the band,
sang Hail Columbia, the cortege after
a drive through the fair grounds made its
way back to city where they went direct to
the Merchants Exchange. Mrs. Cleveland
did not accompany the president tothe resi-
dence of the mayor, when she went to
that OF Mrs. Seaman, one of the society's
leaders, where the ladies of st. Louis had
an opportunity to pay their respects.
On arriving at the merchants exchange
the president was taken to the directors
room, where a large number of repre-
sentative citizens from the interior of the
state were introduced TO him by counties.
When the ceremony was over the presi-
dent was escorted to the main hall. The
president had great diff rulty in getting
from the reception room to the platform.
On the first appearance of the president
cheers went up from the multitude and
as he assembled the platform the enthusi
asm was intense. Frank Gaienne, presi
dent of the merchants exchange, intro
duced Mayor Francis and declared this
the most suspicious day of St. Louis
within its his history. Mayor Francis then
welcomed the president TO the city and
stale, and after another explosion of
cheers, the president responded in quite
a long speech.
From the exchange the president and
his companions were escorted in carriages
through the principal business streets OF
the city, the ride lasting about an hour,
and everywhere along the route the
masses of people awaited and greeted the
guests oil the day. The cortege reached
the Lindell hotel at 2 O'Clock, where
rooms, including a series of large p%arIors,
had been secured for the president. An
hour was given for lunch and a rest and
at 3 o'clock, Mrs. Cleveland having re
joined her husband, the doors of the
reception parlors were thrown open and
the public was admitted to shake the
hands of the president and his wife. The
reception began promptly at 3 and con-
tlnued until 8. The president and Mrs.
Cleveland received the visitors standing In
the middle OF the large parlor under a rich
chandelier. A score of leading society
ladies of st. Louis assisted Mrs. G eve
land. She acknowledged the greeting of
the visitors with a smile and a bow, but
did not take their hands. When the
doors were closed the crowds of disap-
pointed ones in waiting numbered many
thousands. Col. Lamont estimated that
5000 persons took the hand of the presi-
dent this afternoon.
The reception to Mrs. Cleveland this
noon. given by Mrs. Mary Seaman, was
attended by about $50 guests, Of the most
fashionable and beautiful women of st.
Louis, The ladies were presented to
Mrs. Cleveland by Mrs. Seaman, and she
pressed their hands and had some pleas
ant word for each as they passed. After
meeting all she was escorted to the state
dining room and seated at the center table
with the hostess and four favored guests.
When luncheon was finished the Catholic
sisters, teachers of the school in the
neiGhborhood, we're presented to Mrs.
Cleveland, she remaining seated at the
table. On arising she was escorted i'm
mediately 20 her carriage, which was al.
most buried in flowers, the gifts of the
school children, and was driven to the
Lindell hotel.
At 1880 this evening the president and
Mrs. Cleveland, with their seven travelling
companions, were escorted by the recep-
ton committee through the Illuminated
streets of the city. At the exposition
they were conducted through the exhibi-
ton aud music halls. During the per
formance of a Shower of Roses by
Gilmore's band a hanging screen at one
side of the stage was let fall, exposing a
beautiful lite size oil painting of Mrs.
Cleveland From the letting down of the
screen to the end of the piece rose leaves
continued to fall from the ceiling high
above upon the picture.
The presidential party reached the no
tel at 8 O'Clock and were serenaded by
Hendricks Association, assisted bv politi
cal clubs from all parts of the city and
from many towns from a distance. The
serenade proper was given by several
singing societies, and the procession, OF
which they formed a part, numbered fully
80. 700. The president addressed the
sercnaders. thanking them for their evil
dences CT friendship.